tinny

Modifying Another Word

• very: JB: mike from room very tinny - is this a problem with the room?
• rather: Audio quality, on the other hand, is rather tinny from the mono speaker.
• too: Sound is well rounded, not too tinny or bassy and more importantly capable of getting quite a clear loud sound.
• slightly: Similarly when knocked against a real brass check the fakes sound slightly tinny or higher pitched than would normally be expected.
• little: Sound is good, a little tinny sometimes over the speakers, but pretty damn fine through headphones.
• so: The speakers in a projector are normally so tinny that they can be disregarded and any use of audio will need to be augmented.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

• sound: But with a heavy reliance on the drum machine to provide the backing, they sound a lot more tinny.

Modifies a noun

• sound: The sound quality is really good, and hasn't got tinny sound like some phones have.
• speaker: The sound effects are also worth a mention, and are very authentic, for being pumped through a single tinny speaker.
• voice: First of all they spoke in silly, tinny voices and they couldn't even go up stairs to get you.
• music: Suddenly the lights dimmed and there was music, terrible insipid, tinny music.
• radio: Abba, I have to tell you, emerges from their tinny radios.
• side: The speakers are on the tinny side, and the machine only sports two USB slots.

Used with adjective complement

• sound: Extra light strings are easy to play and you can bend the notes easily but the guitar may sound tinny.